policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
editor (in publishing, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
not necessarily so; is not always true
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to be all out; to exhaust
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution